Title

The internal structure of the airship R101, c1929 (c1937). Artist: Unknown.

Caption

The internal structure of the airship R101, c1929 (c1937). The R101 was one of a pair of British rigid airships completed in 1929 as part of a government programme to develop civil airships capable of long distance routes within the British Empire. The R101 crashed on 5 October 1930 in France during its maiden overseas voyage, killing 48 of the 54 people on board. From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol. 1, by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, c1937]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1937

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C77_432

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

83,1Mb (5,7Mb) / 15,2in x 21,2in / 4566 x 6364 (300dpi)

Keywords

travel transport transportation interior indoors flight British structure aircraft century Britain inside internal air travel framework aviation twenties B&W MONOCHROME air Transport black & white black and white B W 1920s 20th century airship dirigible The Print Collector R101 photograph Unknown Winchester Clarence Clarence Winchester Clarence Winchester photograph